Category Archives: Local News
Frostman among Evers' cabinet picks
An outgoing lawmaker from northeast Wisconsin is joining the cabinet of Governor-elect Tony Evers. Democratic Sen. Caleb Frostman of Sturgeon Bay will be the secretary of the Department of Workforce D...
Jan 03, 2019
Menasha High School gets national safety honor
Menasha High School is getting some recognition. The National Athletic Trainers' Association is naming the school one of its Safe Sport Schools. It's the only school in the area to receive the honor. ...
Jan 03, 2019 (Image provided by the Menasha Joint School District)
Crews put out fire outside of Mercury Marine plant
Firefighters evacuated one of Mercury Marine's plants in Fond du Lac this morning because of a fire in the dust collection system. Crews went to Plant 17 on Pioneer Road around 10:15 a.m. It's a coupl...
Jan 03, 2019
Races set for Appleton, Oshkosh school boards
There are three candidates for two seats on Appleton's school board this spring, and two people are running for two seats in the Oshkosh district. Appleton incumbents Jim Bowman and Tim Mckeag are see...
Jan 03, 2019
Werner Electric acquires US Lamp of G.B.
A company that's based in Grand Chute is buying a wholesale lighting distributor in Green Bay. Werner Electric Supply announced the acquisition of US Lamp today. US Lamp was founded 37 years ago. The ...
Jan 03, 2019
EAA makes global list of top aviation museums
A museum in Oshkosh is included in CNN Travel's Top 20 aviation museums in the world. Museum Director Bob Campbell says the EAA Aviation Museum is unique because of its focus on home-built and experim...
Jan 03, 2019
McGinnis to hold meeting on truancy court, justice system
The Outagamie County judge in charge of the Appleton school district's truancy court is holding a meeting next week on the court, and the overall justice system. Next Tuesday's public meeting comes in...
Jan 03, 2019
Former Obama official to lead state health services dept.
Governor-elect Tony Evers is naming a former Obama administration official to head the state Department of Health Services. Andrea Palm will serve as secretary of the department, with a $12 billion an...
Jan 03, 2019
Vos invites Evers to speak to members
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hand delivered a letter to Governor-elect Tony Evers today, inviting him to speak to Assembly members after his inauguration on Monday. In the letter, Vos acknowledged disti...
Jan 03, 2019
Wisconsin tops nation in barn fires where animals die
Wisconsin leads the nation when it comes to the number of animals that die in barn fires. A report by the Animal Welfare Institute shows Wisconsin had 19 of those kind of fires, Ohio and New York came...
Jan 03, 2019
